too much hawa hawai stuff ? if you think so, then you are one of those good old hammer and tongs kinda guys who ought to be kept in the museum. the words are very real, their implications deep. but should there be a limit to what we can call as our duty ? should those duties override one's right or vice versa ? yaar bahut panga hai. khair, let me return to the reason why i started writing this blog. i was reading the state of union address delivered by President Bush to the American people recently. although i was supposed to read a critic of the address and express my opinions on that piece, i couldn't resist the temptation to go ahead and read the article. and it was then that i realised that we have not been able to live upto the promise because we have never addressed ourselves. i dont mean the political implication. frankly, i have never eard any speech by any of the top members of the legislature/executive/judiciary. the reason is that i have seldom had enough respect for most of them and hardly ever the time and patience. nothing against Dr. Manmohan Singh and Dr. Kalam, both of whom are doing an excellent job and are one of the most capable men for the job. however, what i am referring to is the division amongst ourselves. the US pres calls on both parties to take their nation forward. what we do is try to put forward our own agnda. the president speaks of the history and glorifies leaders of both parties. we try to dig up old issues which have lost significance and in fact have been forgotten from public memory. a bill which is seen as against the public policy is questioned by everyone. we have lost the power to question because our own hands are tainted.
next comes the mindset. we have never considered ourselves as leaders. even the OB questionnaire confirmed this. i am no exception. even i had other notions of leadership, but i believe, that for myself, i am the best leader, the biggest superhero, the brightest star. vainity, maybe. but i say that because i believe that i have the senses to decide for myself. i may learn the hard way, or i may gain from others' experience and may correct myself. but voulnatry surrenderng to others or seeking to be led is no longer an option. learn from the richest nation and adapt their good practices. giving the Aussies back their due in sledging or bidding to take over the world's second largest steel maker, that is the way it should be. dream to do something good. innovate, get newer ideas to achieve the dream, achieve your goal. the one thing missing is Leeading. lead all the way from dreaming things others dont. doing it the way nobody does. achievement that celebrates the spirit of leadership.
. who have theor excellent cgs to thank for enabling them to take any usbject of their choice that they want etc. butdo they really want those subjects ? systems backround, will get a good laterals job in sys. maybe even a ppo in sys. and majoring in fin and ops. why the hell ? just cos ops looks like a value add for the cv. and then u'll have the privilege of showing that u have a diverse experience. if these bastards appear for an ops co n then later dont join it in favor of a fin/sys co, wud ne1 question them ? what moral right do i have to crib about this when i did smthing even worse in engg. but tht agument would be something like "the lady's" argument. comparing two scenarios when there isnt any similarity.